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In a surprise move, the U.S. House of Representatives failed to pass a measure that would delay the transition of all the nation’s television signals to digital formats from Feb. 17 to June 12. After the Senate approved the delay Tuesday, it was widely believed it would sail through Congress.
A reason behind the proposed delay was statistics that showed 6.5 million households were not prepared for the switch, and that funding for people to receive coupons for conversion boxes had reached its $1.34 billion limit. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) is sponsoring a bill that would increase funds for more people to get coupons.